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Come Join The Staff Of Afro-American Affairs
Reporters
Proofreaders
Photographers
Typists
Artists
Columnists
General Meeting
Friday March 7, 3:00
John Coltrane Room. Lindley Hall
Join the fight
against racism
United Student
Coalition
support
Athens
Women
Against
593-7301 594-4482
"A Critical Voice of the Black Community'
Vol. 5 No. 1
Winter 1975
1975: Int. Women's Year
The United Nations recently
passed and adopted a resolution
designating 1975 as International
Women's Year (IWY). (As
different peoples and countries
move on its implementation their
programs can become milestones
in their internationalizing and
heightening of the struggle of
women for human rights, and due
recognition of their historical
contributions to the growth and
development of human society.'
IWY can be a positive tool in
the restoration of full human
rights to women all over the
world. To all nations and states.
IWY can mean a new
committment to "clean up this
garbage heap" and make a better
Racist abuse threaten
Black community
Racial discrimination is the
charge. A march-demonstration-rally is what the black
community thinks is the answer.
The past week has brought to
front the racial problems of Ohio
University and the students' are
determined to do something
about them. Thursday, February
27, Kenny Nowell, one of the
founders of CBS (Concerned
Black Students) and Dwight Kirk,
minorities affairs specialist for
O.U., called a meeting of the
black community to explain what
has happened and find out wha^t
actions should be taken.
police harassment
The 22nd of February, about
4:30 p.m., three black men and
two black women started to cross
the intersection of Union and
. Courth Sts. A yellow Volkswagon
almost hit one of the men. The
driver stopped his car, rolled
down the window on the
passenger's side and proceeded to
have a verbal exchange with the
students. When the man drove
away, two policemen
(19-Thompson and 112 Cullison)
who had been standing on ther
corner watching the proceedings
decided to take action. They,
stopped the three black students
and told them that they had seen
them jaywalk three times. One of
the students protested while the
others watched. When the police'
began to act in a way that
irritated one student, he told the
police that they didn't have to
treat the others that way. Ptl.
Thompson- at that time grabbed
the student, arrested him for
disorderly conduct, pushed him
across the street, frisked and
handcuffed him, called for
reinforcements to handle the
crowd that had gathered, and then
proceded on to the police station.
The student was taken inside and
the crowd was told to remain
outside. The crowd tried to make
their way inside and was clubbed
and maced by the police.
Residence hall problems
For the last two quarters, black
students living in residence. halls
have been complaining about
discrimination by the R,A.'s and
KD.'s. Meanwhile the R.A.'s and
R.D.'s have been doing some
complaining of their own. They
have said that the blacks in their
dorms, particularly in James,
Washington, Crawford and Crook
Halls have been acting in ways
that are disturbing to the other
residents. When they try to
confront these students with the
complaints they have been
receiving, they claim they have
received verbal abuse. The
students state that they have been
singled out as the cause of all the
problems when at times, this is
not the case.
world for all.
Linda Hilson, a young black
O.U. student comments that IWY
must encompass "the fight to win
an acquittal of each and every
.charge against Joanne Little, the
young black woman inprisoned
for killing a rape accomplist after
her victimization in North
Carolina , a state w where 65 of
69 death row inmates are black.
The fight against male supremacy
and racist attacks against
nationally oppressed women must
be a fundamental part of the
U.S.'s celebration of I.W.Y.
March 4, 1975, International
Working Women's Day is being
singled out as a day to address
ourselves to the special problems
of working women. We hope to
see this year as .one in which
women will be brought into the
political arena to help solve some
of the many problems now
endangering society.
Jackie Eyring, a young white
O.U. graduate student, feels "it's
significant that IWY is being
celebrated., it calls attention to
the struggles women face...Women
can find-strength by knowing they
are being recognized and knowing
that they share a common
problem...It can help women
become more creative.
James Steele, former BSI
faculty member and present
National Chairman of the YWLL
states, "Throughout the year
there will be numbers of events to
accelerate the struggle for
women's equality... The
discrimination of women is part
of the oppression of workers and
the entire class must give special
attention to this; especially
organized labor and the trade
unions. In October, the Soviet
Komsomal, with the .endorsement
of the World Federation of
Democratic Youth (WFDY) is
hosting a conference on young
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Come Join The Staff Of Afro-American Affairs
Reporters
Proofreaders
Photographers
Typists
Artists
Columnists
General Meeting
Friday March 7, 3:00
John Coltrane Room. Lindley Hall
Join the fight
against racism
United Student
Coalition
support
Athens
Women
Against
593-7301 594-4482
"A Critical Voice of the Black Community'
Vol. 5 No. 1
Winter 1975
1975: Int. Women's Year
The United Nations recently
passed and adopted a resolution
designating 1975 as International
Women's Year (IWY). (As
different peoples and countries
move on its implementation their
programs can become milestones
in their internationalizing and
heightening of the struggle of
women for human rights, and due
recognition of their historical
contributions to the growth and
development of human society.'
IWY can be a positive tool in
the restoration of full human
rights to women all over the
world. To all nations and states.
IWY can mean a new
committment to "clean up this
garbage heap" and make a better
Racist abuse threaten
Black community
Racial discrimination is the
charge. A march-demonstration-rally is what the black
community thinks is the answer.
The past week has brought to
front the racial problems of Ohio
University and the students' are
determined to do something
about them. Thursday, February
27, Kenny Nowell, one of the
founders of CBS (Concerned
Black Students) and Dwight Kirk,
minorities affairs specialist for
O.U., called a meeting of the
black community to explain what
has happened and find out wha^t
actions should be taken.
police harassment
The 22nd of February, about
4:30 p.m., three black men and
two black women started to cross
the intersection of Union and
. Courth Sts. A yellow Volkswagon
almost hit one of the men. The
driver stopped his car, rolled
down the window on the
passenger's side and proceeded to
have a verbal exchange with the
students. When the man drove
away, two policemen
(19-Thompson and 112 Cullison)
who had been standing on ther
corner watching the proceedings
decided to take action. They,
stopped the three black students
and told them that they had seen
them jaywalk three times. One of
the students protested while the
others watched. When the police'
began to act in a way that
irritated one student, he told the
police that they didn't have to
treat the others that way. Ptl.
Thompson- at that time grabbed
the student, arrested him for
disorderly conduct, pushed him
across the street, frisked and
handcuffed him, called for
reinforcements to handle the
crowd that had gathered, and then
proceded on to the police station.
The student was taken inside and
the crowd was told to remain
outside. The crowd tried to make
their way inside and was clubbed
and maced by the police.
Residence hall problems
For the last two quarters, black
students living in residence. halls
have been complaining about
discrimination by the R,A.'s and
KD.'s. Meanwhile the R.A.'s and
R.D.'s have been doing some
complaining of their own. They
have said that the blacks in their
dorms, particularly in James,
Washington, Crawford and Crook
Halls have been acting in ways
that are disturbing to the other
residents. When they try to
confront these students with the
complaints they have been
receiving, they claim they have
received verbal abuse. The
students state that they have been
singled out as the cause of all the
problems when at times, this is
not the case.
world for all.
Linda Hilson, a young black
O.U. student comments that IWY
must encompass "the fight to win
an acquittal of each and every
.charge against Joanne Little, the
young black woman inprisoned
for killing a rape accomplist after
her victimization in North
Carolina , a state w where 65 of
69 death row inmates are black.
The fight against male supremacy
and racist attacks against
nationally oppressed women must
be a fundamental part of the
U.S.'s celebration of I.W.Y.
March 4, 1975, International
Working Women's Day is being
singled out as a day to address
ourselves to the special problems
of working women. We hope to
see this year as .one in which
women will be brought into the
political arena to help solve some
of the many problems now
endangering society.
Jackie Eyring, a young white
O.U. graduate student, feels "it's
significant that IWY is being
celebrated., it calls attention to
the struggles women face...Women
can find-strength by knowing they
are being recognized and knowing
that they share a common
problem...It can help women
become more creative.
James Steele, former BSI
faculty member and present
National Chairman of the YWLL
states, "Throughout the year
there will be numbers of events to
accelerate the struggle for
women's equality... The
discrimination of women is part
of the oppression of workers and
the entire class must give special
attention to this; especially
organized labor and the trade
unions. In October, the Soviet
Komsomal, with the .endorsement
of the World Federation of
Democratic Youth (WFDY) is
hosting a conference on young
Continued on Page 8